The Brit-bashing politician has said the European Union (EU) will not compromise with Britain over the free movement of people and threatened the continent’s major manufacturers to toe the Euro-line.
The warning is the first official recognition big German firms like carmakers BMW and Volkswagen – who sell almost 900,000 cars to British motorists every year – may be unhappy at having their biggest market demolished for entirely political reasons.
Many commentators have speculated some firms may just IGNORE EU diktats rather than risk massive job losses and a collapse in profits.
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